Name Change

Changing your name is a legal process that is determined by the state in which you live (where you have residency). Most often you can find this information on the internet by searching for "name change" and your home state. You can also contact the Department of Motor Vehicles in your home state.

In order to formally change your name and gender marker at West Chester University, you must present a new driver's license to the Office of the Registrar (25 University Avenue).

The WCU LGBTQA Advocacy Committee has helped to create some ways to informally change your name to help facilitate a safer, more congruent process of transition.

If you would like an advocate to help you make these requests, please contact the Assistant to the Vice-President for Student Affairs/Coordinator of LGBTQA Services at 610-436-3147 or the LGBTQA at 610-436-3351.